Frenchman Alireza Firouzja opened up on the sudden passing of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, sharing a heartfelt message for his friend.

“Words can’t describe how heartbreaking the passing of my coach, Daniel Naroditsky, is,” he wrote on X.

Firouzja also revealed that Naroditsky was his Second for the Grand Swiss event, which took place in Uzbekistan. Firouzja had an amazing run and finished joint-second alongside German Matthias Bluebaum, but the latter qualified for the Candidates with a better tiebreak.

“Just a few days before the Grand Swiss tournament in Uzbekistan which took place a little more than a month ago, I asked him to coach and accompany me. Even though it was a last-minute request and he had to travel across the world to reach Samarkand, he booked his flight and

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